diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/pr81192.c b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/pr81192.c
index c46ac18fd9a..87a7a7a19c8 100644
--- a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/pr81192.c
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/pr81192.c
@@ -25,12 +25,16 @@ void __GIMPLE(ssa, startwith("pre")) fn2   ()
   if (j_6(D) != _Literal (int)2147483647)
     goto __BB4;
   else
-    goto __BB5;
+    goto __BB9;
 
   __BB(4):
   iftmp2_8 = j_6(D) + _Literal (int)1;
   goto __BB5;
 
+  __BB(9):
+  iftmp2_8 = j_6(D) + _Literal (int)1;
+  goto __BB5;
+
   __BB(5):
   b_lsm6_10 = _Literal (int)2147483647;
   goto __BB6;
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/pr98845.c b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/pr98845.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..074c979678f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/pr98845.c
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/* { dg-do compile } */
+/* { dg-options "-O2 -fno-tree-dce -fno-tree-dse" } */
+
+int n;
+
+__attribute__ ((returns_twice)) void
+foo (void);
+
+void
+bar (void);
+
+void
+quux (int x)
+{
+  if (x)
+    ++x;
+  else
+    {
+      if (n)
+        {
+          x = 1;
+          foo ();
+        }
+      else
+        bar ();
+
+      if (n)
+        {
+          ++x;
+          ++n;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/gcc/tree-ssa-tail-merge.cc b/gcc/tree-ssa-tail-merge.cc
index d897970079c..857e91c206b 100644
--- a/gcc/tree-ssa-tail-merge.cc
+++ b/gcc/tree-ssa-tail-merge.cc
@@ -336,10 +336,13 @@ stmt_local_def (gimple *stmt)
 
   def_bb = gimple_bb (stmt);
 
+  bool any_use = false;
   FOR_EACH_IMM_USE_FAST (use_p, iter, val)
     {
       if (is_gimple_debug (USE_STMT (use_p)))
 	continue;
+
+      any_use = true;
       bb = gimple_bb (USE_STMT (use_p));
       if (bb == def_bb)
 	continue;
@@ -351,6 +354,11 @@ stmt_local_def (gimple *stmt)
       return false;
     }
 
+  /* When there is no use avoid making the stmt live on other paths.
+     This can happen with DCE disabled or not done as seen in PR98845.  */
+  if (!any_use)
+    return false;
+
   return true;
 }